Monett Monthly
Lady Cubs bear down on 2026
Entering the new year with an 8-1 record, the Monett girls basketball team is not content to rest on its laurels.
Home of the Chiefs
It was Sunday January, 4 1998, a day I’ll never forget. I was three days shy of my 17th birthday but I received the greatest gift a boy that was a diehard Kansas City Chiefs fan could imagine.
WIC services available at Barry County Health Department
The Barry County Health Department offers WIC (Women, Infant, and Children) services to clients that qualify. The WIC program is a supplemental nutritional program for women, children, and infants. Eligibility includes pregnant women, women breastfeeding their infant up to the infant’s first birthday, and postpartum women up to 6 months. It also covers infants up to their 1st birthday and children through the age of 5 years. You must live in Missouri and the household income can be no more than 185% of the federal poverty income guidelines.
A Godly resolution: Make it a priority to be like Jesus Christ
“A true and faithful Christian does not make holy living an accidental thing. It is his great concern. As the business of the soldier is to fight, so the business of the Christian is to be like Christ.” Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758).
Monett Missouri Stake hosts Christmas Concert
The Monett Missouri Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints annual Christmas Concert was held at the Monett Stake Center on Dec. 14, 2025. More than 600 people were in attendance.
News Briefs, January
SWMO Game Feed will host the inaugural Protect the Fawn and Turkey Predator Derby Jan. 23 starting at 6 p.m. at the VFW Post No. 4207 Tom Wolfe Memorial, located at 5400 Hwy. 60 in Monett.
CS Bank announces Shumaker appointment to Advisory Board of Directors for Missouri
Charlie Cross, CEO of CS Bank, has announced the appointment of Mark Shumaker to the bank’s Advisory Board of Directors.
Preparations underway for Thornton Christmas dinner
Preparations are underway for the annual Linn Thornton Memorial Christmas Day community dinner in Monett.
Drury hosts first multicultural fair in Monett
Drury University, Monett Area Chamber of Commerce and the City of Monett partnered to create an inaugural Culture and Community Event.
Drury Leadership Summit explores strategies
Three prominent area business leaders spoke on cultivating successful leadership strategies at Drury University’s 14th annual Leadership Summit in Monett on Nov. 13 at the City Park Casino.
